Radium Found in Drum at Scrap Metal Recycler

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BERGENFIELD The state Department of Environmental Protection is investigating a drum at a local scrap metal recycler that contains radioactive material.

The 55-gallon container packed with lead shot and scrap metal at Bergen Metal Recycling on Hill Place triggered a reading for radium, a metal that is sometimes found in old industrial smoke detectors and static eliminators, said DEP spokesman Lawrence Hajna.

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Radium Found in Drum at Scrap Metal Recycler

There was no public exposure of the material, and the drum is cu...

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